The White Sox met up with Joe West's umpiring crew again Friday in Chicago. Once more, there were fireworks touched off by left-hander Mark Buehrle's pickoff move.

Home plate umpire Angel Hernandez ejected Sox manager Ozzie Guillen for arguing a second balk called in as many innings on Buehrle.

Hernandez called Buehrle for balks in the fourth and fifth innings. Guillen ran out of the White Sox dugout after the second balk, and Hernandez almost immediately tossed Guillen. When Guillen was done with Hernandez, he directed his anger toward West. Guillen yelled at West, the third base umpire, before leaving for the dugout. While in the dugout Guillen continued yelling at West before heading into the clubhouse.

On May 26, West called two balks on Buehrle, then ejected him after Buehrle threw his glove in frustration over the second balk. West also ejected Guillen after the first balk.

"I wish I could say what I feel," Guillen told reporters Friday after the White Sox had beaten the Kansas City Royals, 4-3. "I wish I was in Venezuela, I could say whatever I want. But I've got to protect my players. I never thought it was a balk, but when they called the balk you have to respect that. But this is my job, to go there and protect them. I will do anything to protect my players, that's what I do best.

"But in the meanwhile, I don't know why. This is the only crew ... Buehrle's been pitching for me for seven years and this is the only crew that always does that to him. I don't know what's going on."

The umpiring crew declined to comment.

Buehrle remained calm and did not argue either call.

"Obviously you don't want to get kicked out," Buehrle told reporters. "I think Jim Joyce said it best. As an umpire you don't want to be in the media and controversy but there are some people that, I guess, enjoy being in the middle of stuff. I've done this move for 10 years now. I've got four balks this year. It's the same crew."